Channel-iron and anchor



L. P. WENTZELL. CHANNEL IRON AND ANCHOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 7. 1920.

1,395,070. Patented 001:. 25, 1921.

I NVENTOR ATTORNEY UNITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHANNEL-1301i AND ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patenfiedoct 25 1921,

Application filed May 7, 1920. Serial No. 379,626.

T 0 all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I,'Lnwrs P. lVnN'rznLL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greensburg, State of Pennsylvania, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Channel-Irons and Anchors, of which the iollowingis a specification. i

This invention relates to securing means, and more particularly to meansfor securing metal lath to the ceilings and walls of rooms and otherstructures.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide simple andefficient means for securing metal lath to buildings of steel frameconstruction. A further object is to provide means by which the lath maybe held in proper position and readily secured. Another object is toprovide securing means of the character stated which may be pr0- ducedat small cost and can be readily applied. Further objects will appearfrom the detailed description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a transverse section through a securingmeans constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side view of the supporting rod and connector.

3 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 4- is a transverse section through the supporting rod and the metallath, the securing clip being open.

Fig. is a side view of the rod and clip.

Fig. 6 is an edge view of a modified form of clip.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the same.

I provide a supporting bar 1 which is pressed out of sheet metal to forma V- shaped body 2 depending from a neck formed by parallel arms 3 whichare formed at their upper edges with outwardly directed flanges at,these arms being connected at their lower edges to the sides of body 2by downwardly and inwardly inclined shoul ders 5. In practice, asuitable number of these bars are secured by flanges 1 to the bottomflanges of the I beams A of the structure in spaced parallel relation.

To secure the lath 6 to the bar, a wire clip 7 is passed throughadjacent meshes of the lath so as to straddle a web element 8 thereof.This clip is formed of relatively soft spring wire so that, as it isforced upwardly over the body 2 of the bar, arms 9 are forced apart.Each arm is provided at its upper end with a hook element 10 adapted toengage snugly over shoulder 5 of the. bar. When the clip reaches itsuppermost position, elements 10 snap over the shoulders 5, and arms 9press tightly against the sides of body 2 of the bar thus efi'ectivelysecuring the clip in position. Atits lower end the clip is bent to forman eye 11 connected to thebody of the clip by a constricted portion orneck 12. After the clip has been attached to the bar eye 11 it isgrasped by a pair of pliers or other suitable tool and twisted so as totwist the constricted portion 12 thus securing web element 8 tightlyagainst the bar as illustrated in Fig. 1. By this means the lath may beheld in the desired position and quickly and easily secured to the barin the manner described.

When it is desired to connect two alined bars I employ a connector 13such as that illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. This connector is pressed outof sheet metal and is of a size and shape to fit snugly with the body 2of the bar. a suitable portion projecting beyond the end of the body forinsertion into the end of the adjoining bar. By this means two bars maybe readily connected in such manner as to provide a rigid and strongconnection.

The form of securing clip illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 is formed bybending from a strip of sheet metal to provide arms 9 provided at theirupper ends with hook elements 10*. These arms are connected at theirlower ends by a straight and flat gripping and securing element 11*.After the clip has been inserted through the lath and attached to thebar in the manner previously described, element 11? is bent over atright angles to the body of the clip thus securing the lath.

As will be understood, and asindicated herein, slight changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts of the inventionwithout departing from the field and scope of the same, and I intend toinclude all such variations, as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims, in this application in which a preferred form only of myinvention is disclosed.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, a barincluding a body having lateral downwardly converging elements providedat their upper ends with shoulders projecting laterally of the body, anda clip fitting about said body and provided with elements engaging oversaid shoulders.

2. In a device of the character described, a bar including i asubstantially V-shaped body provided at its upper end with laterallyprojecting shoulders, and a substantially V-shaped resilient clipfitting about the sides of said body and provided at the upper ends ofits arms with elements engaging over said shoulders.

.3. In a device of the character described, a bar including a dependingsubstantially V-shaped body provided at its upper end with laterallyprojecting shoulders, and a clip of substantially V-shape fitting aboutthe sides of the body and provided at the upper ends of its arms withelements engagingover said shoulders, the arms of said clip beingconnected by an enlarged element to facilitate gripping and twistingtogether of the arms at their lower ends for securing lath through whichthe clipris inserted.

'4. In combination, a bar including a depending substantially V-shapedbody provided at its upper edge with laterally pro- 'jecting shoulders,metal lath positioned adjacent to the lower edge of said body, and aclip inserted through adjacent meshes of the lath and fitting about saidbody, said clip being provided at the upper ends of its arms withelements engaging over said shoulders, the lower end of the clip beingbent against the lath so as to hold the same pressed against the loweredge of the body.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

LEWIS P. WENTZELL.

